I believe spirituality is vital for our wellbeing.
My awareness of my spirituality started when I was suddenly left widowed at the age of 25. I started to deeply question the difference between life and death. It seemed incomprehensible to me that life could be snuffed out like a candle. I asked questions like “Where do we go when we die?” and “Where was I before I was born?” I needed to make sense of my life I needed to find new meaning to it. I was left wondering who I was and what the purpose of life was.
This can be a natural part of the grief process but for me it opened up a whole new way of being. The next sixteen years took me through many life challenges. I didn’t have a clue what I wanted from life. I read many self help books and joined in lots of inspirational workshops. Once I realised that true happiness comes from the inside not from material things, I took up meditation and started to really get to know myself.
I started tuning in to what felt right and what didn’t feel comfortable deep inside. I did a human potential coaching course which helped me to sort out my values. It became increasingly important for me to live within those values.
Healing the wounds from my past, with support and guidance, has been a huge part of my process. I needed to share my deepest inner thoughts and feelings with someone who could listen and be present. Holding space for me to allow wisdom, I didn’t know I had, to come forward so I could get clarity on my deepest desires.
Spirituality is a natural quality of being human. It’s a feeling deep inside you, at the core, that you cannot explain in words. It has depth, power and strength. It’s about connection from the heart. It’s knowing that there is more to life than material things. It is a need to remain in rhythm with your inner voice and longing, a deeper more sacred connection to yourself. It is becoming involved in the beautiful and challenging spiritual work of learning to love yourself.
Inner peace and lasting happiness require us to stay connected to our inner self. This requires awareness, stillness and quiet times. Qualities that in the modern world are lacking in most people’s lives. However when we can align ourselves with our true longing and desires, life becomes an exciting adventure full of possibilities.
This can be a natural part of the grief process but for me it opened up a whole new way of being. The next sixteen years took me through many life challenges. I didn’t have a clue what I wanted from life. I read many self help books and joined in lots of inspirational workshops. Once I realised that true happiness comes from the inside not from material things, I took up meditation and started to really get to know myself.
I started tuning in to what felt right and what didn’t feel comfortable deep inside. I did a human potential coaching course which helped me to sort out my values. It became increasingly important for me to live within those values.
Healing the wounds from my past, with support and guidance, has been a huge part of my process. I needed to share my deepest inner thoughts and feelings with someone who could listen and be present. Holding space for me to allow wisdom, I didn’t know I had, to come forward so I could get clarity on my deepest desires.
Spirituality is a natural quality of being human. It’s a feeling deep inside you, at the core, that you cannot explain in words. It has depth, power and strength. It’s about connection from the heart. It’s knowing that there is more to life than material things. It is a need to remain in rhythm with your inner voice and longing, a deeper more sacred connection to yourself. It is becoming involved in the beautiful and challenging spiritual work of learning to love yourself.
Inner peace and lasting happiness require us to stay connected to our inner self. This requires awareness, stillness and quiet times. Qualities that in the modern world are lacking in most people’s lives. However when we can align ourselves with our true longing and desires, life becomes an exciting adventure full of possibilities.
|
My personal growth and spirituality give meaning and purpose to my life.
So what it is that has made me happy and content? I am less reactive to everyday situations, I stopped comparing myself and my life to others. I discovered what I really wanted my life to look like, not what I thought it should like. I learned to walk my own path in my own shoes. I learned to be kind to myself (this was a biggie). I also practice gratitude and keep my perfectionist in check by affirming “I am doing my best”. |
|
If you would like a mentor to accompany you as you further your personal development or travel your spiritual journey please contact me I am happy to offer a free 15 minute chat to see if what I can offer will meet your needs
Spiritual Companions Guidelines
As best we can, Spiritual Companions practise the following guidelines:
Connection
Connection
- Regularly connect with and experience the wonder and energy of existence
- Are grounded and centred in our bodies; embodied and in hara
- Can pause, still at will and become mindfully present
- Awareness of the subtle sensations of connection
- Witness with compassion, in silence when appropriate
- Self-reflect and manage our behaviour, health and development with compassion, love and wisdom
- Are emotionally literate and transparent about our own processes
- Are in ongoing relationships and groups of peer support, actively seeking and welcoming feedback from others
- Understand that there are psychological challenges that occur as the everyday self emerges into spiritual consciousness
- Can take responsibility, apologise, forgive and receive forgiveness
- Appreciate that all life is in a continual process of emergence and are comfortable with unknowing
- Possess an appropriate sense of humour
- Enable safe and sacred space
- Provide a non-intrusive, welcoming, healing and holding presence
- Listen with care and enable people to clarify and own their own psycho-spiritual development
- Can assert clear boundaries and intervene, when appropriate, to stop abuse
- Celebrate diversity and welcome the fact that there are many different paths of spiritual development
- Are engaged citizens, actively dedicated to social and ecological health and honouring the spirit in all beings
- Are aware of local resources
- Know our personal and professional limitations and are able to refer appropriately
Spiritual Companions Professional Guidelines
- Can stay in hara, extend my aura and consistently and patiently hold a difficult situation with an open heart and generous disposition.
- Compassionately understand and empathise with people’s resistance and defensiveness when they are faced with change and discomfort.
- Appreciate and accept that when in the role of facilitator or mentor that I may become the target of people’s projections.
- Gracefully accept all irritations, criticisms and hurts as useful stimulations to my personal spiritual growth.
- Know when it is appropriate to pray for grace, support and guidance, and be open to receiving and acknowledging it.
- Stay present to people and not abandon them if and when the relationship and communications become tense and difficult.
- Can enquire appropriately enabling people to feel safe, reassured and able to disclose.
The Spiritual Companions Agreement
The Spiritual Companions Agreement describes the service offered by Spiritual Companions and defines our insurance cover.
The Spiritual Companions Agreement
Listening
With compassion, discretion and respect I will reassure and support you through careful listening, seeking fully to understand your personal story and circumstances.
Your Spiritual Journey
We may talk about your spiritual development, exploring that you are on a life-long journey developing heart and mind, compassion and consciousness.
Spiritual Connection
We may explore together the ways in which you can best develop and deepen your connection with the wonder and energy of life.
Silence and Meditation
We may take some quiet time together; meditation can be healing, reassuring and supportive.
The Spiritual Companions Agreement
Listening
With compassion, discretion and respect I will reassure and support you through careful listening, seeking fully to understand your personal story and circumstances.
Your Spiritual Journey
We may talk about your spiritual development, exploring that you are on a life-long journey developing heart and mind, compassion and consciousness.
Spiritual Connection
We may explore together the ways in which you can best develop and deepen your connection with the wonder and energy of life.
Silence and Meditation
We may take some quiet time together; meditation can be healing, reassuring and supportive.
©Suzy Langdon 2024
